Gittens

Liverpool join chase for Viktor Gyokeres, Chelsea edge closer to deal for Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens & Manchester United may have to cut price tag for Alejandro Garnacho.

Liverpool have joined Manchester United and Arsenal in the race to sign Sporting’s 27-year-old Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres. (Correio da Manha – in Portuguese), external

Chelsea are edging closer to a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund and England Under-21 winger Jamie Gittens, 20, with the Bundesliga side holding out for a £50m fee. (ESPN), external

Manchester United may accept bids of around £45m to secure a quick sale of 20-year-old Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho. (Star), external

Newcastle are looking at the likes of PSV Eindhoven and Belgium winger Johan Bakayoko, 22, and Borussia Dortmund and Germany attacker Karim Adeyemi, 23, if they are unsuccessful in their pursuit of Nottingham Forest and Sweden wideman Anthony Elanga, 23. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United are struggling to sell Netherlands left-back Tyrell Malacia, 25, who helped PSV Eindhoven win the Eredivisie title while on loan last season. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Sunderland have held talks with Nice over a deal for 25-year-old Poland goalkeeper Marcin Bulka. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Everton have started negotiations with La Liga club Villarreal over the signing of 22-year-old French forward Thierno Barry and have not ruled out paying his £34m release clause. (ESPN), external

Manchester City have rejected a £6.5m bid from Hoffenheim for 21-year-old England Under-21 defender Callum Doyle. (Mail, external

Everton are still hopeful of signing Kenny Tete on a free transfer despite reports Fulham have offered the 29-year-old Netherlands right-back a new contract. (Independent, external)

Benfica have yet to receive an offer from Real Madrid after the La Liga giants were linked with Spanish left-back Alvaro Carreras, 22, who only joined the Lisbon club last year from Manchester United. (Marca – in Spanish), external

Darwin Nunez favours a move to Napoli, Nottingham Forest turn down Newcastle bid for Anthony Elanga, Chelsea hope to wrap up Jamie Gittens deal swiftly.

Liverpool and Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez, 25, has made Napoli his preferred destination if he leaves Anfield this summer. (Football Italia), external

Nottingham Forest have rejected a bid from Newcastle worth about £45m for 23-year-old Sweden winger Anthony Elanga, who is valued at £60m. (Sky Sports), external

Chelsea are hopeful of swiftly wrapping up a deal for Borussia Dortmund’s English forward Jamie Gittens, with Bayern Munich also keen on the 20-year-old. (The Athletic – subscription required), external

Fenerbahce are interested in Manchester United’s 25-year-old England winger Jadon Sancho, who is valued at £25m. (Talksport), external

Sunderland have asked Sassuolo about the availability of 26-year-old French winger Armand Lauriente. (ESPN), external

Everton and Manchester United are interested in Leicester’s 28-year-old Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, who has a £9m relegation release clause in his contract. (Talksport), external

Nottingham Forest and Marseille are interested in Ajax’s 35-year-old England midfielder Jordan Henderson, who has a clause in his contract that would allow him to move on a free transfer. (Mail), external

Leeds are yet to receive an offer for 25-year-old French goalkeeper Illan Meslier despite reports he is due to have a medical with Fenerbahce. (Sky Sports), external

Chelsea’s Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 30, is expected to finalise his move to Arsenal in a £5m deal this week. (Sky Sports), external

Athletic Bilbao’s 22-year-old Spain forward Nico Williams, who has a £50m release clause in his contract, has told the club he intends to sign for Barcelona. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Everton, Brentford, West Ham and Fulham are considering a move for Ipswich’s 21-year-old England Under-21s winger Omari Hutchinson. (Mail), external

Crystal Palace may still be prevented from playing in Europe next season despite John Textor selling his 43% stake in an attempt to comply with Uefa’s multi-club ownership rules. (Times – subscription required), external

Burnley are preparing a £12m bid for Lazio’s 21-year-old France Under-21s forward Loum Tchaouna. (Football Italia), external

Arsenal are interested in signing Bradley Barcola, Tottenham will focus on signing Eberechi Eze after Manchester United submit an improved offer for Bryan Mbeumo, Ibrahima Konate has turned down a new contract offer from Liverpool.

Arsenal have expressed an interest in Paris St–Germain’s 22-year-old France forward Bradley Barcola, who is also wanted by Bayern Munich and Liverpool. (L’Equipe – in French, subscription required), external

Tottenham will target Crystal Palace’s 26-year-old England winger Eberechi Eze after losing ground in the race to sign Brentford’s Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo following Manchester United’s improved offer worth more than £60m for the 25-year-old. (Talksport), external

Liverpool’s 26-year-old France defender Ibrahima Konate, who is out of contract next summer, has rejected the club’s latest offer of a new deal. (Guardian), external

Newcastle are in talks with Burnley over a deal for 22-year-old England goalkeeper James Trafford. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Borussia Dortmund’s English winger Jamie Gittens remains a target for Bayern Munich despite the 20-year-old having a verbal agreement with Chelsea. (Sky Germany), external

Juventus are prepared to offer Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 25, and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 27, as part of a deal with Manchester United for 25-year-old English winger Jadon Sancho. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Barcelona are close to signing FC Copenhagen’s 19-year-old Swedish winger Roony Bardghji in a deal worth about £2m. (Sky Sports), external

Monaco are yet to agree a deal with free agent and former France midfielder Paul Pogba, 32, despite reports elsewhere saying they have. (Sky Sports), external

Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez, 21, is set to complete his medical on Tuesday before joining Liverpool from Bournemouth. (Athletic – subscription required), external